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Job Description

Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1021.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 173,860.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 83.00
Currently, there are 105,620 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Dentists, General”.

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Tasks for “General Dentist”

Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.
Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.
Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.
Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.
Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.
Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.
Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.
Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.
Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.
Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.
Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.
Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.
Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.
Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.
Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.
Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.

Related Technology & Tools

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Tooth color shade guides
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Dental amalgam carvers
Bridge removers
Capnographs
Tongue retractors
Ultrasonic scaler tips
Root canal pluggers
Composite placing instruments
Molar forceps
Notebook computers
Gates-Glidden drills
Fiberoptic dental mirrors
High-speed dental handpieces
Angled pliers
Copalite bands
Tissue forceps
Masks
Endo excavators
Dental fiberoptic retractors
Automatic film processing systems
Eyewash stations
Chemical vapor sterilizers
Gauze packers
Crown removers
Straight dental handpieces
Ligature instruments
Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
Anterior scalers
Instrument sharpeners
Gutta percha dispensers
Sickles
Dental air abrasion systems
Root canal files
Sharpening stones
Visible light curing units
Blood pressure monitors
Dental laboratory lathes
Intraoral printers
Laryngeal mask airways LMA
Tissue retractors
Dental matrix bands
Nitrous oxide administration equipment
Plaster vibrators
Amalgam bands
Dental impression trays
Biscuspid forceps
Periotomes
Rubber dam clamp forceps
Double-end periodontal probes
Oral evacuation equipment
Straight hemostats
Bone files
Straight mosquito forceps
High-speed evacuators
Amalgam condensers
Surgical gloves
Anterior forceps
Safety glasses
Crane picks
Endodontic micro-torches
Dental mallets
Pointing devices
Rubber dam punches
Photo-activated disinfection systems
Rubber dam clamps
Dental cord packing instruments
Surgical scissors
Dental aspiration syringes
Cricothyrotomy devices
Needle holders
Dental scissors
Dycal instruments
Ultrasonic cleaners
Periodontal probing devices
Fiberoptic aspirators
Plastic filling instruments
Metal spatulas
Dental condensers
Dental excavating burs
Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
Root canal barbed broaches
Single-end explorers
Root canal spreaders
Towel clamps
Articulating paper forceps
Autoclaves
Dental laboratory plaster traps
Scalpels
Dental wire cutters
Root canal enlargers
Matrix retainers
Air/water syringes
Chin-length plastic face shields
Intraoral x ray equipment
Headsets
Apex locators
Bone clamps
Dental margin trimmers
Surgical handles
Endodontic obturating cones
Root tip picks
Bulb irrigators
Porcelain crown pliers
Amalgam carriers
Surgical masks
Thyroid shields
Prophylaxis brushes
Wire and arch bar scissors
Curved hemostats
Bayonet forceps
Prophylaxis angles
Slow-speed dental handpieces
Tongue forceps
Digital medical thermometers
Pretracheal stethoscopes
Mouth mirrors
Model trimmers
Dental chairs
Dental operating lights
Periodontal knives
Straight scissors
Single-ended periodontal probes
Prophylaxis cups
Spoon excavators
Pedodontic forceps
Dental x ray protective aprons
Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
High heat sterilizers
Posterior scalers
Periosteal elevators
Foot controls
Cotton pliers
Dental drills
Surgical elevators
Double-end explorers
Amalgam retainers
Cement spatulas
Scanners
Dental electrosurgery devices
Crown splitting forceps
Desktop computers
Band setters
Electrically powered dental amalgamators
Personal computers
Dental lasers
Root canal rasps
Rongeur forceps
Cross-bar elevators
Dental chisels
Protective gowns
Awls
Intraoral camera systems
Dental mouth props
Cement placing instruments
Crown scissors
Wiring pliers
Pulp testers
Suture scissors
Curved mosquito forceps
Enamel hatchets
Endodontic pluggers
Occlusal force analysis systems
Prophy contra angle head assemblies
Root canal reamers
Panoramic x ray equipment
Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
Digital radiographic equipment
Air/water syringe tips
Dental excavators
Thyroid collars
Extraoral x ray equipment
Periodontal curettes
Plaster knives
Daylight loader film processing systems
Copalite retainers
Angle dental handpieces
Metric calipers
Root elevators
Pluggers
Dental wax spatuals
Broaches
Tooth-whitening argon lasers
Contra angle sheaths
Interproximal carvers
Spoons
Amalgam wells
Furcation probes
Straight elevators
Dental syringes
Straight attachments
Air compressors
Dental burnishers
Dental handpieces
Rubber dam frames
Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
Periodontal pocket markers
Crown removing pliers
Automated external defibrillators AED
Periodontal elevators
Saliva ejectors
Pulse oximeters
Explorers
Surgical burs

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